said by fremen:
I've got two static IP's via Speakeasy anyway, is there really an advantage to this upgrade if I'm static? It sounds like that if this is really a router, then the answer is yes?
There are certainly advantages to using the 5660 in router mode. Is it really a router...? The answer is....maybe. Depends on how you look at it. I'd really call it a modem with a built in NAT server (heavy on the NAT part).
A "true" router can support multiple interfaces to multiple and disparate networks to tie them all together. Basically, what the 5660 was designed to do is allow a small private network access to the internet by sharing one public WAN IP address via NAT (or really NAPT in the case of the 5660). It's not very easy to set it up in router mode if you disable the NAPT. It's whole design is really centered around it. Realistically, to make it work, you would need a minimum of 3 static, public IP addresses; 2 for the router (one for the WAN side that is in a different subnet from the rest of your public IP's and one for the LAN side that's in the same subnet as your other IP's) and one for each PC you plan to run on your network (all in the same subnet, but still public and static). Tony has indicated that it's theoretically possible to do it with both public IP addresses on the 5660 in the same subnet as the IP's on each PC, albeit a tricky proposition that would require experimentation.
Lee
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Oh crud! I turned him into a doorknob again!
